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Monday, June 13, 2016

Pink Paislee | That's What Little Boys are Made of

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Have you had a chance to check out the new Outfitters collection from Pink Paislee??!! It's a fun outdoorsy collection, but it's also perfect for creating masculine layouts. Last week I shared a layout with a Snips & Snails theme on the Blog, using a mix of goodies from the Outfitter's collection.

I wanted to incorporate a lot of color from the collection, so I die cut a large title on one of the more subtle patterns for my background. After the title finished cutting, I backed it with several patterned papers from the collection. And instead of using my Cameo to cut the entire title, I left part of it out so I could go back in and add the rest with Thickers from the Outfitters collection.

Since I had such a large title, I didn’t need to over embellish the layout. I used a few pieces from the ephemera, tags, and badges packs. And some of the cute puffy stickers were a must, layered near my photo. I love the awesome textures the embellishments in this collection have… there is a great leather feel to the badges and a burlap feel to the tags!

Once I had all of the embellishments in place, I felt like the outer edges of the layout needed a little something more… one of my favorite patterned papers from the collection to the rescue! Paper #08 has a fun striped, multi-color pattern. I cut several strips from the paper in different lengths and added them to the left and right side edges of the layout. For extra texture, I machine stitched through each of the paper pieces. And I thought it would be fun to add a little bit of matching watercolor to some of the strips, for a mixed media look.

What other fun ways can you think of for using the Outfitters collection? There are lots of possibilities, and I definitely can't wait to use it again!

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I am from the Southern US, where I live with my husband and our three children. I am a work at home mom, and we are a home school family. I love to document photos of our family, and Scrapbooking is more than just a hobby, it's a way of life around here! Currently, I am designing collections for Pretty Little Studio, which include Oakley Avenue and Tinsel Town! I am also a part of several Design Teams and own The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, which sells Digital Cut Files, Printables and more. You can also find me teaching at Big Picture Classes! If you're looking for me around Social Media make sure you check my links on the Blog sidebar.